Why Erik Menendez Blames Himself for Lyle Menendez Getting Arrested

By Olivia Evans Oct 17, 2024 7:06 PMTags

However, Lyle does not judge their circumstances are the responsibility of his brother. As helium enactment it successful the documentary, “Part of this disastrous play occurred from maine conscionable being naive that someway I could rescue Erik with nary consequence.”

The 56-year-old emphasized that their logic for the crime—which they allege was carried retired out of self-defense owed to their begetter sexually and physically abusing them—was not sound. 

“I could face my father, that my parent would someway respond for the archetypal clip successful her beingness similar a mother,” helium recalled thinking. “Those were precise unrealistic expectations.”

And portion Erik’s feelings toward him and his brother’s apprehension were vulnerable, it was acold from the lone shocking item revealed successful the caller documentary. In fact, Erik besides elaborate however his feelings toward his parents—despite their deaths—were complicated. 

“One of the misconceptions is that I did not emotion my begetter oregon emotion my mother,” Erik explained elsewhere successful the doc. “That is the farthest happening from the truth. I miss my parent tremendously. I privation that I could spell backmost and speech to her and springiness her a hug and archer her I emotion her and I wanted her to emotion maine and beryllium blessed with maine and beryllium blessed that I was her lad and consciousness that joyousness and that connection. And I conscionable privation that.”

And aft serving astir 30 years successful prison, Erik and Lyle whitethorn soon locomotion free. The Menendez brothers’ lawyer Mark Geragos recently came guardant with grounds that whitethorn let them to beryllium re-sentenced (each member is presently serving beingness without the anticipation of parole). 

The 2 pieces of grounds see a missive Erik had written to his relative Andy Canto 8 weeks earlier the murders which elaborate his father’s abuse, arsenic good arsenic a declaration by erstwhile Menudo set member Roy Roselló alleging helium had been abused by José—who worked with the Menudo set portion helium was an enforcement astatine RCA Records—in the Menendez residence. 

"Judge William Ryan issued what's called an informal petition for reply,” the Menendez brothers’ lawyer explained successful a Oct. 16 property conference. “That informal petition for reply was to inquire the DA to respond to the allegations of caller evidence.”